Hearing Loss: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. ABR or diagnostic auditory brainstem response This procedure is essentially used to determine hearing sensitivity and to check the neural pathways. The neural pathways are checked in case they are not transmitting the sound …
Heart Failure: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Chest x-ray A small amount of radiation is used in chest X-ray to produce an image of heart and lungs. A chest x-ray not only helps the doctor in diagnosing lung and cardiac diseases, …
Heat Exhaustion: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Fever and high body temperature test Heat exhaustion is often a precursor to heat stroke or hyperthermia. One of the foremost ways of diagnosing heat exhaustion is to check the body temperature. Hyperthermia can …
Heatstroke: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Complete Blood Count (CBC) The most important test for heatstroke is the CBC. In this, a blood sample is taken from the patient (3 ml for adult and 1 ml for child). Clotted specimens are …
HIV/AIDS: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis
Insomnia: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Polysomnography This test is regarded as the gold standard for diagnosing the causes for sleep disorders. In this test a number of physiological variables are recorded and measured during sleep. The physiologic lead placed on …
Liver Failure: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Albumin (Alb) Albumin is a protein that circulates in the blood and is exclusively produced by the liver. It is the primary constituent of total protein, the other being globulins. In chronic liver diseases …
Lower Back Pain: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. X rays The most common and first among all the diagnostic tests for lower back pain is the x ray. The lower back is irradiated with these x rays and the images recorded …
Menopause: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Physical examination It is generally the initial phase in diagnosing the early menopause. In the physical examination, the doctor will enquire about symptoms, personal and medical history. It is known that the symptoms in those …
Obesity: Diagnosis Top Diagnosis 1. Reviewing your health history Your doctor may go over your weight record and if you have put on certain weight loss efforts in the past and what were their effects. He can also ask for …